Storage-battery



T. A. WILLARD. STORAGE BATTERY.

Patented Jan. 8,1895;

III II'I IIIIII (.IIIII'IIIIRIIIIIIII (No Model.)

UNITED "STATES STORAGE-BATTERY.

srn'crricnrzon forming part of Letters Patent Nb. 53 ,128,- dated January 8,1895.

Application filed January 5, 1894. Serial No. 495,820. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern! Be it known that I, THEODORE A. WILLARD,

a citizen of theUnited States,-residin g at Norwalk, in'the county of Huron and State of Ohio, have invented certain new: and useful Improvements in Storage-Batteries; and I do hereby declare the following. to be'a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to 'ro which it appertains to'make and use the same.

My invention has relation to storage batteries and accumulators/and among the objects in view is to provide a simple,'cheap and eflicient non-conducting sheath, cell or cover circulation of theelectrolytic fluid is permit for the electrode whereby a perfect and free I ted and the falling apart or disintegration of I the active material of the electrode prevented,

and with the aboveobjects' in view.

The invention consists inthe improved sheath, cell, or cover for the electrode as hercinafter fully described, illustrated in the d rawings and pointe'dout'in the claim. In the drawings:-Figure l is a side eleva- .tion of the non-conducting sheath, cell or cover. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof.

1 Fig. 3 is aside viewshowing the arrangement of the element. Fig. 4 .is a horizontal section "of acell showing the manner of arranging 3 0 and connecting several of the elements together.

In carrying out my invention I construct a sheath, cell or cover for the electrode whereby the disintegration of the active material 3-5 thereof will be prevented and a freecirculation of the electrolytic fluid permitted. For

this purpose I provide the sheath, cell or cover 1, which may be made of any suitable nonconducting material that will not be afiected 40 by acid, as for instancehard rnbbengutta This sheath, cell orpe'reha, celluloid, &c. cover 1, is preferably formed in a matrix-or mold and it is open at its top and closed at its bottom and its sides are corrugated as 4 5 shown, forming a series of inwardly-project'- gration ofthc' same.

The'number of the corrugations in the sheath or cell mayof cpuise be varied within certain limits, and. the dimensions and shape of the said sheath or cell'may of course also be varied and will be dependent to someex- ,tent upon the size andshape of the battery, cell within. which said sheath is to, be coniained and also somewhatupon the size'an'd shape'of the electrode to be contained within the sheath. U For the purpose of allowing a perfect and free circulation of the electrolytic fluid I for-m;

within the sides of the sheath'or'cell 1, a num'- ber of slits or openings 3.

saws spaced at'short intervals apart, the said' sheath or cell being fed tothe saws so that all the desired number of slits will'be formed in the sheath" at one operation. This method of producing the necessary slits for the'circulation of the flpid I final to combine extreme cheapness with extreme lightness and strength of the sheath. v

The slits formed as described will be long and narrow and extend horizontally of the sheath as shown. I find that this form of the slits not only serves to give extreme lightness to the sheath but by reason of their length a consideraly greater surface of the active material will be exposed to the action of the electrolyte whereby the strength of the'battery will be greatly increased. r

These slits oropenings I preferably form by means of gang-1 The depth of the slits may of course be va- .ried though in practice I would not make said slits to a greater depth than shown in the drawings, so that said slits will be somewhat removed from the active material and consequently will not readily clog up.

It will be noted that the before-mentioned inwardlysproj ectin g supporting points or surfaces 2 are not slitted thereby afiordinga per-' foot support for the active materialc'ontained within the sheath. v 1

It will be understoodtha't idotno wish to be restricted to the formation,- of the 'slitsby means of gang-saws as thesaid slits may. be

'formed by and during the 1noldingof;,the

sheath itself. Such a method however; does not possess the described advantages inherent to the formation of the slits by the saws.

The described sheath or cell may beadapted vfor use with any style or classof battery wherein active material is employ d t to saw-material to be acted uponby' the electro} 7 simply show the electrodes in position within the sheaths or cells for the purpose of demonpaste applied to each side of the metal eonstruction of the battery will be avoided.

active material being supported and held in tieularly by the supporting points 2 thereof.

' well known ways and by any suitable means,

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ly te for the production of the electric current, as for instance the well-known Fame and other batteries, and therefore the material oi materials entering into the composition of the said active matter or paste, forms no part of my presentinvention, and in Figs. 2 and 4 I strating the use of the latter and the advantages to be derived from such use. In said figures 6 designates the active material or ducting strip or plate 7, the whole being arranged within the sheath or cell 1, and said position by means of the said sheath and par-,

In practiceflit will be found that the usual slight expansion and contraction of the electrodes. will be readily permitted so that warping or bending of the elements which is a frequent occurrence and resulting in the de- Any desired number of the described sheaths and their contained elements may be arranged within a battery cell, and-in Fig. 4 I show three of the sheaths and their elements arranged within the cell 8..

The proper connection of the several elements may be accomplished in any ofthe s i as for instan'eeby means of horizontal rods-9 sheaths and electrodes, said rods being of any suitable insulating material as hard rubber, and being screw-threaded attheir'ends'to receive clamping nuts 10, the insulation of the several elements from each other being effected by means of insulating rods or tubes 11 extending vertically between the sheaths.

passing" throughbpenings formed in the By this means the elements may be tightlyv clamped together thus making the cell com= pact and firm.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Lletters Patent, is A In a battery of the class described, the herein-describedsheath, cell or cover 1, formed of non-conducting material said sheath, cell or cover having sides and ends integral with each other forming a substantially rectangular hollow cell or cover, and said sides beingcorrugated and provided with a series of horizontally-arranged slits or openings 3 and being also provided with a series of inwardly-i projecting bearing points 2,-as and for the purpose specified. 4

In-testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

THEODORE A. WILLARD. Witnesses:

WM. H. IIU'sTED,

M. F. BRAGDON. 

